| Lineup | Hope | PG - David Sias (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Fred Englert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Lilly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Tyler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alfred Toomey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Tristan Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Giles (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregory Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Easley (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Vegas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Hope | Carlos Lilly inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Hope | David Sias misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 19:49 | Hope | Alfred Toomey pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:32 | Hope | David Sias buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Alfred Toomey | 32-28 |
| 19:15 | Rockford | William Vegas scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Easley | 32-30 |
| 19:08 | Hope | David Giles steps in front of the Carlos Lilly pass | 32-30 |
| 18:51 | Rockford | Gregory Daniel clanks a floater from the baseline | 32-30 |
| 18:49 | Rockford | Gregory Daniel grabs the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 18:36 | Rockford | Gregory Daniel makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Giles and he's fouled by Alfred Toomey - foul #2 on Alfred Toomey, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:36 | Rockford | Gregory Daniel makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:13 | Hope | Carlos Lilly comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 18:11 | Rockford | The rebound goes to John Easley | 32-33 |
| 18:06 | Rockford | Tristan Jenkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 18:04 | Rockford | John Easley grabs the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 17:46 | Rockford | David Giles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 17:45 | Hope | Charles Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:40 | Hope | David Sias connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Alfred Toomey | 35-33 |
| 17:21 | Rockford | John Easley knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Vegas | 35-35 |
| 16:52 | Hope | John Easley steals the ball from Alfred Toomey | 35-35 |
| 16:37 | Rockford | Tristan Jenkins makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Daniel | 35-38 |
| 16:13 | Hope | David Giles is called for the reach on Carlos Lilly - foul #2 on David Giles, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Hope | Paul Eddy (PG), Terry Morissette (SG), Scott Littleton (SF), Robert Brower (PF), John Lane (C) David Sias, Fred Englert, Carlos Lilly, Charles Tyler, Alfred Toomey | |
| Subs | Rockford | Wesley Montano (PG), Kevin Fredericks (SF), Gary Natale (PF), Steven Tellez (C) Tristan Jenkins, Gregory Daniel, John Easley, William Vegas | |
| 15:57 | Hope | Paul Eddy is fouled on the floor by Wesley Montano - foul #1 on Wesley Montano, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Lewis Arthur (PG), Joseph Mares (C) Wesley Montano, David Giles | |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Paul Eddy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Morissette (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scott Littleton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Brower (fresh) C - John Lane (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Lewis Arthur (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Tellez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Fredericks (fresh) PF - Gary Natale (fresh) C - Joseph Mares (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:45 | Hope | John Lane misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 15:43 | Rockford | Joseph Mares gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 15:29 | Rockford | Lewis Arthur makes the shot from the left side set up by Joseph Mares and the foul's on Paul Eddy - foul #2 on Paul Eddy, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| 15:29 | Rockford | Lewis Arthur misses the free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:29 | Hope | Robert Brower pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 15:08 | Hope | Scott Littleton misses the jumper from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 15:07 | Hope | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Morissette | 35-40 |
| 14:55 | Hope | Paul Eddy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 14:53 | Hope | Robert Brower tips it in | 37-40 |
| 14:47 | Rockford | Joseph Mares is denied on a layup by John Lane | 37-40 |
| 14:45 | Rockford | Gary Natale grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:28 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 14:14 | Hope | Scott Littleton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Fredericks - foul #1 on Kevin Fredericks, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Hope | David Sias (PG), Carlos Lilly (SF), Alfred Toomey (C) Paul Eddy, Robert Brower, John Lane | |
| Subs | Rockford | David Giles (SG), Gregory Daniel (SF), John Easley (PF) Steven Tellez, Kevin Fredericks, Gary Natale | |
| 14:14 | Hope | Scott Littleton makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:14 | Hope | Scott Littleton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 14:06 | Rockford | David Giles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-42 |
| 14:04 | Hope | The rebound goes to Carlos Lilly | 39-42 |
| 13:45 | Hope | Scott Littleton is hacked by David Giles - foul #3 on David Giles, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Hope | Fred Englert (SG), Charles Tyler (PF) Scott Littleton, Terry Morissette | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 13:31 | Hope | David Sias drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Tyler | 41-42 |
| 13:25 | Rockford | David Giles hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joseph Mares | 41-45 |
| 13:05 | Hope | Charles Tyler clanks a jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 13:03 | Rockford | Joseph Mares grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:40 | Rockford | John Easley misses badly on a runner from the right block | 41-45 |
| 12:39 | Rockford | John Easley gets the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:27 | Rockford | John Easley drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Lewis Arthur and he's fouled by Charles Tyler - foul #2 on Charles Tyler, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Tristan Jenkins (C) Joseph Mares | |
| 12:27 | Rockford | John Easley misses the free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:27 | Hope | Alfred Toomey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 12:15 | Hope | Alfred Toomey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Hope | Terry Morissette (PF) Charles Tyler | |
| Subs | Rockford | Steven Tellez (SG), Gary Natale (PF), William Vegas (C) Lewis Arthur, David Giles, John Easley | |
| 12:03 | Rockford | William Vegas scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Tristan Jenkins | 41-49 |
| 11:48 | Hope | Terry Morissette can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-49 |
| 11:47 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Gregory Daniel | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - David Sias (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Fred Englert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Lilly (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Morissette (fresh) 7 pts. C - Alfred Toomey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Tristan Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Tellez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Daniel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Natale (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Vegas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:24 | Rockford | Steven Tellez misses long on a floater from close range | 41-49 |
| 11:23 | Hope | Alfred Toomey gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 11:02 | Hope | Carlos Lilly drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by David Sias | 43-49 |
| 10:44 | Rockford | Steven Tellez buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Daniel | 43-51 |
| 10:32 | Hope | David Sias clanks a floater from the right side | 43-51 |
| 10:30 | Hope | Fred Englert tips it back up and in | 45-51 |
| 10:23 | Rockford | Steven Tellez hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 10:08 | Hope | Steven Tellez steps in front of the Terry Morissette pass | 45-54 |
| 10:01 | Rockford | Tristan Jenkins misses short on a floater from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 10:00 | Hope | Terry Morissette grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 09:50 | Hope | David Sias misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Tristan Jenkins - foul #1 on Tristan Jenkins, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Hope | Scott Littleton (SF), Charles Tyler (PF), Robert Brower (C) Fred Englert, Carlos Lilly, Alfred Toomey | |
| Subs | Rockford | Lewis Arthur (PG), David Giles (SG), Kevin Fredericks (SF), John Easley (PF), Joseph Mares (C) Tristan Jenkins, Steven Tellez, Gregory Daniel, Gary Natale, William Vegas | |
| 09:50 | Hope | David Sias makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 09:50 | Hope | David Sias misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 09:50 | Rockford | Joseph Mares grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 09:22 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks is hacked by Terry Morissette - foul #1 on Terry Morissette, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Hope | Paul Eddy (PG) David Sias | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 09:14 | Rockford | John Easley loses the dribble to Charles Tyler | 46-54 |
| 08:54 | Hope | Terry Morissette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | Hope | Fred Englert (SG) Terry Morissette | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 08:40 | Rockford | Scott Littleton is called for the reach on Kevin Fredericks - foul #2 on Scott Littleton, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Hope | | |
| Subs | Rockford | Gregory Daniel (SF) Kevin Fredericks | |
| 08:18 | Rockford | David Giles drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lewis Arthur and the foul's on Fred Englert - foul #3 on Fred Englert, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| 08:18 | Rockford | David Giles makes the free throw | 46-57 |
| 08:08 | Hope | Scott Littleton makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Eddy | 48-57 |
| 07:45 | Rockford | Joseph Mares blows the dunk but the foul's on Fred Englert - foul #4 on Fred Englert, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Hope | Terry Morissette (SG), Carlos Lilly (SF), Alfred Toomey (C) Fred Englert, Scott Littleton, Robert Brower | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 07:45 | Rockford | Joseph Mares makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:45 | Rockford | Joseph Mares misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:45 | Hope | Alfred Toomey gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - Paul Eddy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Morissette (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carlos Lilly (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Tyler (fresh) 4 reb. C - Alfred Toomey (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Lewis Arthur (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Giles (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Daniel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Easley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Mares (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Hope | Charles Tyler is whistled for a carry | 48-58 |
| Subs | Hope | David Sias (PG), John Lane (PF) Paul Eddy, Charles Tyler | |
| Subs | Rockford | Tristan Jenkins (C) Joseph Mares | |
| 07:13 | Rockford | Tristan Jenkins steps out of bounds on the baseline | 48-58 |
| Subs | Hope | Robert Brower (PF) John Lane | |
| Subs | Rockford | Gary Natale (PF) John Easley | |
| 07:02 | Hope | Alfred Toomey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 07:01 | Rockford | Gary Natale snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 06:45 | Rockford | Gary Natale hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 06:44 | Hope | Terry Morissette grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 06:38 | Hope | David Sias clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Lewis Arthur - foul #4 on Lewis Arthur, team foul #6 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Hope | Fred Englert (SG) Robert Brower | |
| Subs | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks (SF), William Vegas (C) David Giles, Gregory Daniel | |
| 06:38 | Hope | David Sias makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 06:38 | Hope | David Sias makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 06:10 | Rockford | Kevin Fredericks comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-58 |
| 06:08 | Hope | The rebound goes to Carlos Lilly | 50-58 |
| 05:45 | Hope | Carlos Lilly misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 05:43 | Rockford | The rebound goes to Tristan Jenkins | 50-58 |
| 05:32 | Rockford | Gary Natale misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-58 |
| 05:31 | Rockford | William Vegas snags the offensive board | 50-58 |
| 05:25 | Rockford | Tristan Jenkins can't finish the layup | 50-58 |
| 05:24 | Hope | David Sias grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 05:10 | Hope | Terry Morissette misses long on a runner near the basket | 50-58 |
| 05:09 | Hope | Alfred Toomey misses the tip | 50-58 |
| 05:07 | Hope | The offensive rebound goes to David Sias | 50-58 |
| 04:49 | Hope | Gary Natale picks off the pass by Fred Englert | 50-58 |
| 04:49 | Rockford | Rockford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Hope | Charles Tyler (PF) Terry Morissette | |
| Subs | Rockford | David Giles (SG), Gregory Daniel (SF), John Easley (PF), Joseph Mares (C) Tristan Jenkins, Kevin Fredericks, Gary Natale, William Vegas | |
| 04:29 | Rockford | Lewis Arthur misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 04:28 | Hope | Alfred Toomey pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 04:08 | Hope | David Sias makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Fred Englert | 52-58 |
| 04:01 | Rockford | David Giles misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-58 |
| 03:59 | Rockford | John Easley grabs the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 03:43 | Rockford | Lewis Arthur can't connect on a runner from close range | 52-58 |
| 03:42 | Rockford | Gregory Daniel grabs the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Hope | PG - David Sias (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Englert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Carlos Lilly (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Tyler (fresh) 4 reb. C - Alfred Toomey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockford | PG - Lewis Arthur (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Giles (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Daniel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Easley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Mares (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Rockford | John Easley is denied on a layup by Alfred Toomey | 52-58 |
| 03:28 | Hope | David Sias grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 03:14 | Hope | David Sias buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 02:59 | Rockford | Lewis Arthur hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Mares | 54-61 |
| 02:36 | Hope | Alfred Toomey hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from David Sias and he's fouled by Joseph Mares - foul #4 on Joseph Mares, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Hope | Paul Eddy (PG), Terry Morissette (SG), Scott Littleton (SF) David Sias, Fred Englert, Carlos Lilly | |
| Subs | Rockford | Tristan Jenkins (PG) Lewis Arthur | |
| 02:36 | Hope | Alfred Toomey makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 02:20 | Rockford | Alfred Toomey steals the ball from Tristan Jenkins | 57-61 |
| 02:20 | Hope | Hope calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Hope | David Sias (PG), Fred Englert (SG) Paul Eddy, Scott Littleton | |
| Subs | Rockford | Lewis Arthur (PG) Tristan Jenkins | |
| 02:02 | Hope | Fred Englert knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Toomey | 59-61 |
| 01:52 | Rockford | Joseph Mares buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Lewis Arthur | 59-63 |
| 01:36 | Hope | Terry Morissette is hacked by Lewis Arthur - foul #5 on Lewis Arthur, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Hope | Carlos Lilly (SF) Fred Englert | |
| Subs | Rockford | Tristan Jenkins (PG) Lewis Arthur | |
| 01:36 | Hope | Terry Morissette makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 01:36 | Hope | Terry Morissette makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:07 | Rockford | Joseph Mares hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 01:06 | Hope | Charles Tyler gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:52 | Hope | Terry Morissette comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-63 |
| 00:50 | Hope | Alfred Toomey snags the offensive board | 61-63 |
| 00:38 | Hope | Charles Tyler drills a floater in the lane set up by David Sias and he's hacked by David Giles - foul #4 on David Giles, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Hope | Fred Englert (SG) Terry Morissette | |
| Subs | Rockford | | |
| 00:38 | Hope | Charles Tyler makes the free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:19 | Rockford | Tristan Jenkins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 00:18 | Rockford | Gregory Daniel tips it in | 64-65 |
| 00:10 | Hope | Carlos Lilly lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Sias | 66-65 |
| 00:10 | Rockford | Rockford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| 00:06 | Rockford | John Easley is hacked by Alfred Toomey - foul #3 on Alfred Toomey, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| 00:06 | Rockford | John Easley misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:06 | Hope | Alfred Toomey gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Hope | Tristan Jenkins is called for the reach on Alfred Toomey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tristan Jenkins, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| 00:05 | Hope | Alfred Toomey makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:05 | Hope | Alfred Toomey misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:05 | Rockford | Joseph Mares snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Hope | Hope is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rockford | Rockford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rockford | Tristan Jenkins can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 67-65 |